colossus

• With its army alone he regarded the Empire as a colossus, no doubt, but a colossus standing on one leg, and was convinced that if the Empire was to be a success it must have a navy at least able to withstand attack by any of his continental neighbours and potential enemies. —  William of Germany
• The previous letter indicates the mind of a fireside colossus, and shows how dangerously a big man's reputation may be at the mercy of a little one or a coterie of them. —  Drake, Nelson and Napoleon
• The men before the videoscreen, watched the wide-screen image carried by the high-flying eye of the teleprobe; the colossus was now only a few hundred yards away from the transporters that blocked the way inside the rock-gate; the electronic eye of the Cyclops could not see this. —  Stanislaw Lem - The Invincible
• The tree monster bellowed a challenge, and while the colossus was silent, it turned and bore down on its opponent. —  JEFF GRUBB
• The great animate statue shuddered, and plates of metal cascaded from its joints like scales shed from a snake The forest titan reared back for another assault, but the colossus was too fast for it. —  JEFF GRUBB

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